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大学英语A5

一、阅读理解

The fridge is considered a necessity. It has been so since the 1960s when packaged food first appeared with the label, “store in the refrigerator.”

In my fridgeless Fifties childhood, I was fed well and healthily.The milkman came daily, the grocer, the butcher, the baker and the ice-cream man delivered two or three times a week. The Sunday meat would last until Wednesday and surplus bread and milk became all kinds of cakes. Nothing was wasted and we were never troubled by rotten food. Thirty years on, food deliveries have ceased, fresh vegetables are almost unobtainable in the country.

The invention of the fridge contributed comparatively little to the art of food preservation. A vast way of well-tried techniques already existed--natural cooling, drying, smoking, salting, sugaring, bottling…

What refrigeration did promote was marketing--marketing hardware and electricity, marketing soft drinks, marketing dead bodies of animal around the globe in search of a good price.

Consequently, most of the world's fridges are to be found, not in the tropics where they might prove useful, but in the wealthy countries with mild temperatures where they are climatically almost unnecessary. Every winter, millions of fridges hum away continuously, and at vast expense, busily maintaining an artificially-cooled space inside an artificially-heated house,while outside, nature provides the desired temperature free of charge.

The fridge's effect upon the environment has been evident, while its contribution to human happiness has been insignificant. If you don't believe me, try it yourself, invest in a food cabinet and turn off you fridge next winter. You may miss the hamburgers, but at least you'll get rid of that terrible hum.

1.The statement "In my fridgeless Fifties childhood, I was fed well and healthily. "( Para. 2) suggests that ______.

A.the author was well-fed and healthy even without a fridge in his fifties

B.the author was not accustomed to using fridges even in his fifties

C.there was no fridge in the author's home in the 1950s

D.the fridge was in its early stage of development in the 1950s

答案：C

2.Why does the author say that nothing was wasted before the invention of fridges?

A.People would not buy more food than was necessary.

B.Food was delivered to people two or three times a week.

C.Food was sold fresh and did not get rotten easily.

D.People had effective ways to preserve their food.

答案：D

3.Who benefited the least from fridges according to the author?

A.Inventors.

B.Manufacturers.

C.Consumers.

D.Travelling salesmen.

答案：B

4.Which of the following phrases in the fifth paragraph indicates the fridge's negative effect on the environment?

A.Hum away continuously.

B.Artificially-cooled space.

C.Climatically almost unnecessary.

D.With mild temperatures.

答案：A

5.What is the author's overall attitude toward fridges?

A.Neutral.

B.Objective.

C.Critical.

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答案：B

Halloween (October 31) is a holiday widely celebrated with different names in many countries. Although it originated as a religious holiday, it has lost its religious connections in the United States. It is now celebrated largely as a children's day, and many American children look forward to it for days and weeks beforehand.

The orange pumpkin is harvested at this time of year and is hollowed out, a funny face cut into it, and a candle placed inside as decorations in the window. City folks, nowadays, sometimes use paper pumpkins for decorations. Some years ago, the holiday was celebrated by dressing up in strange and frightening costumes and playing tricks on one's neighbors and friends, such as ringing door bells, throwing bits of corn on the window panes, and in other ways making minor disturbances. More recently, children come to the door to have friends and neighbors admire their costumes and guess who they are behind the false faces and receive treats of candy, fruit or cookies. They say, "Trick or Treat", meaning "I will play a trick on you if you do not give me a treat."

This practice has even more recently developed into a significant international activity. Instead of or along with candy, the children collect money for UNICEF (United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund). This special collection of money by children for needy children throughout the world is known as "UNICEF Trick or Treat". Begun only recently, it results in several million dollars each year contributed to UNICEF. The collection box is orange, reminiscent of the pumpkin.

6.What does Halloween originate from?

A.A children's day.

B.A children's trick.

C.A religious day.

D.A UNICEF day.

答案：C

7.What is the symbol of Halloween?

A.Pumpkin

B.Candle

C.Costumes

D.Money

答案：A

8.The holiday was celebrated in the following ways some years ago EXCEPT ______.

A.putting on strange and frightening costumes

B.receiving treats of candy, fruit or cookies

C.playing tricks on one's neighbors and friends

D.ringing door bells

答案：B

9.Why do children collect money in the Halloween?

A.They love money.

B.They want to get enough money to buy themselves candy.

C.The adults are willing to give them money.

D.They want to help other children.

答案：D

10.The collection box is dyed orange because ______.

A.children love orange

B.orange stands for happiness

C.orange is the color of pumpkins

D.orange is loved by adults

答案：C

二、词汇与语法

11.My new house is really ________ for me because I can go to work in 10 minutes on foot.

A.available

B.affordable

C.convenient

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12.The earrings are not _________ the price that I paid for it.

A.worth

B.worthy

C.value

D.equal

答案：A

13.So far, he must have achieved his goal, _______?

A.mustn't he

B.didn't he

C.hasn't he

D.doesn't he

答案：C

14.Grace advised us to withdraw ________.

A.so as to get not involved

B.as not to get involved

C.so as not to get involved

D.as to not get involved

答案：C

15.This couple has two daughters, _________ of whom is working in the U. S.

A.the younger

B.the youngest

C.a younger

D.the young

答案：A

16.When the girl heard the news, she could do nothing but ________ back home.

A.going

B.went

C.to go

D.go

答案：D

17.I was very tired. Otherwise, I _________ to the theatre with you.

A.had gone

B.would go

C.went

D.would have gone

18.The explanation given by the manager yesterday was not at all ____ to us.

A.satisfy

B.satisfied

C.satisfys

D.satisfactory

答案：D

19.On hearing the news of _____the examination, the boy was very happy.

A.his having passed

B.he passed

C.his being passed

D.to pass

答案：A

20.Scarcely had the storm stopped ________ the earthquake took place.

A.than

B.when

C.after

D.before

答案：B

三、完型填空

As the plane circled over the airport, everyone sensed that something was wrong. The plane was moving unsteadily through the air, and although the passengers had __21__ their seat belts, they were suddenly thrown forward. At that moment, the air-hostess appeared. She looked very pale, but she was quite __22__. Speaking quickly but almost in a whisper she __23__ everyone that the pilot had fainted and asked __24__any of the passengers knew anything about machines -- or at least how to drive a car. After a moment's hesitation, a man got up and followed the stewardess into the pilot's cabin.

__25__ the pilot aside, the man took his seat and listened carefully to the urgent instructions that were __26__ by radio from the airport below. The plane was now dangerously close to the ground, but to everyone's relief, it soon began to __27__. The man __28__ circle the airport several times in order to become __29__the controls.

Following instructions, the man guided the plane towards the airfield. It shook violently as it touched the ground and then moved rapidly across the field, but after a long __30__it stopped safely. Outside, a crowd of people who had been waiting anxiously rushed forward to congratulate the pilot on a perfect landing.

21.

A.installed

C.connected

D.loosened 答案：B

22.

A.calm

B.pleasant

C.sad

D.nervous

答案：A

23.

A.reported

B.revealed

C.announced

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24.

A.if

B.whoever

C.what

D.how

答案：A

25.

A.Persuading

B.Lying

C.Moving

D.Bringing 答案：C

26.

A.sent

B.being sent

C.sending

D.to be sent 答案：B

27.

A.take off

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C.climb

D.decline

答案：C

28.

A.intended to

B.had to

C.needed

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答案：B

29.

A.aware of

B.sensitive to

C.known to

D.familiar with

答案：D

30.

A.flight

B.time

C.run

D.road

答案：C

四、汉译英

31.学生们都盼着假期去旅行。

答案：The students are looking forward to traveling during the vacation.

32.只要尽我们所能，我们就一定能实现目标。

答案：As long as we try/do our best, we can/will certainly achieve our/the goal.

33.昨天我去拜访他，看看他是否能解决这个问题。

答案：I visited him yesterday to see if he could work out /solve the problem.

34.他们同意她的关于明年去欧洲旅游的计划。

答案：They agree to her plan about traveling to Europe next year.

五、写作

Pollution is becoming more and more serious all over the world, and people's health is threatened.

How to solve this problem remains one of the most important issues for each country. Write an essay on the topic "The Problem of Pollution". You should base your essay on the following outline.

1.全球污染现象变得日益严重。

2.全世界人民都非常关注这一现象。各国政府也采取了一定的措施来解决这一问题。

3.我们应该怎么做。

答案：无